swivel chair

noun

A chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer.

Meanings

nounswivel chair (plural swivel chairs)

plural swivel chairs · alternative swivel-chair · alternative swivelchair

  1. A chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer.

Translations

Catalan cadira giratòria
  • cadira giratòriachair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Chinese Mandarin 轉椅 /转椅
  • 轉椅 /转椅 (zhuànyǐ)chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Dutch draaistoel, bureaustoel
  • draaistoelchair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • bureaustoelchair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Finnish pyörivä tuoli
  • pyörivä tuolichair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
German Drehstuhl
  • Drehstuhlchair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Hungarian forgószék
  • forgószékchair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Irish cathaoir sclóine
  • cathaoir sclóinechair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Italian sedia girevole, poltrona girevole
  • sedia girevolechair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • poltrona girevolechair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Korean 회전의자
  • 회전의자 (hoejeonuija)chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Polish krzesło obrotowe
  • krzesło obrotowechair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Portuguese cadeira de rodinha, cadeira de rodinhas
  • cadeira de rodinhachair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
  • cadeira de rodinhaschair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Romanian scaun rotativ
  • scaun rotativchair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Turkish dönen sandalye
  • dönen sandalyechair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Welsh cadair dro
  • cadair drochair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer
Cite this entry
APA

swivel chair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swivel%20chair

MLA

“swivel chair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swivel%20chair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swivel chair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swivel%20chair.

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